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From: loci@killer.UUCP (Chuck Brunow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: More silly 3b1 quesitons. :-)
Message-ID: <3952@killer.UUCP>
Date: 28 Apr 88 19:09:54 GMT
References: <585@flatline.UUCP>
Sender: 0000-Admin(0000)
Organization: The Unix(R) Connection, Dallas, Texas
Lines: 31
Keywords: monitor, keyboard, fun fun fun.
Summary: what's wrong with manuals, dimmer, what's right with UA

In article <585@flatline.UUCP>, erict@flatline.UUCP (eric townsend) writes:
> 
> More silly questions that I couldn't find a quick and easy answer to:
> 
> 1.  Any simple way to make an on/off switch for the monitor?  I get tired
> of using the little wheelie-dealie to postpone terminal phosphor-burn.
> (I'm *not* going to experiment on *my* machine, dammit. :-)

	I like the name "wheelie-dealie", but more to the point if you
	want someone else to experiment with YOUR machine, send it up
	here and I'll do it for you. ;-)
> 
> 2.  Problem:  the Sys V ver 3.0 manuals, for all intents and purposes, suck.
> Any good suggestion as to a companion set of manuals that give better
> explinations in more detail?  I like the Motorola 5.2 or so manuals...
> the big 8.5x11 monsters.  But those cost ~$150.

	I was very pleased with the (v2) manuals: they're just like the
	version 7 manuals that i originally learned unix from. I can't
	understand why you don't like them. I agree that it doesn't come
	easy, but you have lots of functionality, and that much power
	just can't be summarized adequately. I know from my own experience
	that the manuals are adequate to learn the system. And i know
	that manual writing is very hard.
> 
> 3.  Anybody know of "The Right Uses" for the mouse buttons?  I figured that
> B1 meant 'what ever is under the pointer', and B2 *should* be 'list

	I think your problems are caused by UA. I don't use it, and many
	stuff is nice to "wow" visitors, but it's not really useful.
> J. Eric Townsend ->uunet!nuchat!flatline!erict smail:511Parker#2,Hstn,Tx,77007
				Charles Brunow  clb@loci.UUCP